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States under the International 

Convention for the Regulation of 

Whaling, 1946. The U.S. Commissioner 

has responsibility for the preparation 

and negotiation of U.S. positions on 

international issues concerning whaling 

and for all matters involving the IWC. 

The U.S. Commissioner is staffed by the 

Department of Commerce and assisted 

by the Department of State, the 

Department of the Interior, the Marine 

Mammal Commission, and by other 

agencies. 

Once the draft agenda for the annual 

IWC meeting is completed, it will be 

posted on the IWC Secretariat’s website 

at http://www.iwcoffice.org. 

NOAA will hold meetings prior to the 

annual IWC meeting to discuss the 

tentative U.S. positions for the 

upcoming IWC meeting. Because the 

meeting discusses U.S. positions, the 

substance of the meeting must be kept 

confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an 

identifiable interest in U.S. whale 

conservation policy may participate, but 

NOAA reserves the authority to inquire 

about the interests of any person who 

appears at a meeting and to determine 

the appropriateness of that person’s 

participation. 

Persons who represent foreign 

interests may not attend. These stringent 

measures are necessary to protect the 

confidentiality of U.S. negotiating 

positions and are a necessary basis for 

the relatively open process of preparing 

for IWC meetings. 

The May 20 meeting will be held in 

the NOAA Western Regional Center 

Auditorium, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., 

Seattle, WA 98115. The May 26 meeting 

will be held in the NOAA Science 

Center Room, 1301 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Photo 

identification is required to enter the 

building. 

Special Accommodations 

Both meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Ryan Wulff, 202– 

482–3689, by May 14, 2010. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

Rebecca J. Lent, 

Director, Office of International 

Affairs,National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XW19 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Committee, in May, 2010, to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Hilton Providence, 21 Atwells 

Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; 

telephone: (401) 831–3900; fax: (401) 

751–0007. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

committee will review the status of 

scallop actions recently adopted 

(Framework 21) and under development 

(Amendment 15). The Committee will 

review a draft public hearing document 

for Amendment 15 public hearings that 

are being scheduled this summer. The 

Committee will also discuss initiation of 

Framework 22 and identify potential 

measures to be considered by the 

Council in June. Framework 22 will set 

fishery specifications for fishing years 

2011 and 2012. The committee may 

discuss other topics at their discretion. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) 

will meet in Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 

25–26, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Alaska Fishery Science Center, 7600 

Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4, Traynor 

Conference Room, Seattle, WA 98115. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Kimball, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the committee 

meeting is to review the initial review 

draft analysis for restructuring the North 

Pacific observer program for groundfish 

and commercial halibut vessels, and 

provide recommendations to the 

Council. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions will 


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be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail 

Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XW17 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council will host a 

meeting of the Council Coordination 

Committee (CCC), consisting of the 

Regional Fishery Management Council 

chairs, vice chairs, and executive 

directors on May 19–20–21, 2010. 

DATES: The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. 

on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, recess at 

5:30 p.m. or when business is complete; 

reconvene at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 

20, 2010, recess at 5:15 p.m. or when 

business is complete; and reconvene at 

8 a.m. on Friday, 21, 2010 and adjourn 

by 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Captain Cook, 939 W 5th 

Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Oliver; telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Wednesday, May 19, 1 p.m. 

Welcome comments and open session 

with Councils; Report from North 

Pacific Research Board/Alaska Ocean 

Observing System; adopt the CCC Terms 

of Reference; discuss Ocean Policy Task 

Force and Coastal and Marine Spatial 

Planning; Catch Share Implementation 

Plan. 

Thursday, May 20, 8 a.m. 

Council progress on developing Catch 

Share Programs; Annual Catch Limits 

(ACLs), and Scientific Statistical 

Committee integration. Updates on 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA); Marine Protection Area (MPA) 

nominations; President’s budget and 

other budget issues, 2010 National SSC 

workshop, National Standard 2 

Guidelines; Council/NMFS relations 

concerning regulatory review process; 

Outreach activities; Recreational Fishery 

Report; and Endangered Species/Marine 

Mammal Protection Act issues. 

Friday, May 21, 8 a.m. 

Discuss Statement of Organizations, 

Operations and Procedures (SOPPS); 

Enforcement Issues; 5-year grant 

application process; and discuss the 

January 2011 CCC meeting agenda. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Actions 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

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New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its Joint 

Skate Committee and Advisory Panel, in 

May, 2010, to consider actions affecting 

New England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, 

Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 

535–4600; fax: (978) 535–8238. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Oversight Committee and Advisory 

Panel will meet jointly to discuss and 

develop alternatives and options for an 

action that would amend the Skate 

Fishery Management Plan for the 2011 

and 2012 fishing years, based on 

updated survey and fishery information. 

Other unrelated skate management 

issues may also be discussed at the 

Chair’s discretion, but no formal action 

will be taken on them. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 


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